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World Cup Day 14: Group F Recap And Best XI

This group had been dull but ended with an exciting match between Italy and Slovakia. Slovakia pulled off the upset 3-2 that eliminated the defending champions from the tournament. In the other match, New Zealand and Paraguay played to a

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World Cup: Day 14 Preview

Here we are heading into the third day of simultaneous games as Groups E and F will be completed. Group E has Netherlands on top, but an intriguing game between Denmark and Japan will determine the second team to advance

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World Cup Day 10: Things We Learned

Today included another shocking result as New Zealand earned a 1-1 draw with the defending champions Italy, which leaves Group F nicely poised for the final match day. In the other match from that group, Paraguay defeated Slovakia 2-0 to

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World Cup: Day 10 Preview

The second round of games is coming towards its end. Group F and Group G are up tomorrow. Italy will look to improve after only getting a draw against Paraguay as they face New Zealand. In the other Group F

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World Cup Day 5: Recap And Thoughts

Day 5 saw the first team score and lose the game as Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1. In the other games, Slovakia looked set to win 1-0, but a goal in stoppage time for New Zealand tied the game giving

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World Cup Day 5 Preview

Day 5 sees the second half of Group F and the start of Group G which has been called the “Group of Death.” The game of the day will be Ivory Coast vs. Portugal which will likely be a key

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World Cup Preview: New Zealand

The third team in Group F is New Zealand. New Zealand emerged from Oceania once Australia left for Asia. They still had to defeat Bahrain in a two-legged playoff. Nonetheless, they likely will struggle at the World Cup as they

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International Friendlies Galore This Week

This is the last international date on the FIFA calendar before the end of the club season. This means this is the final chance for a lot of these fringe players to make their case as to why they should

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Weekly List: World Cup Power Rankings

This is the start of something that I want to do on a weekly basis and generate a list of the week because lists are great at generating discussion. If you have any suggestions, leave me a comment or write

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